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Conduent Says Its Melbourne Fare Project is ‘Progressing Well’; That’s Not Exactly the Consensus Opinion in Victoria

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 13, 2025 (March 14, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Melbourne

The planned fare system in Melbourne and Victoria state in Australia is believed to be at least two years behind schedule, a key subcontractor has left the job and Victoria…

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Cubic Sues to Block Release of Records by LA Metro Related to Sole-Source Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 31, 2025 (May 14, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cubic, Editor's Choice, LA Metro

Cubic Transportation Systems has gone to court to block Los Angeles Metro from releasing documents that are part of a $66.4 million no-bid contract upgrade Cubic won last year. The…

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In-Depth: Cubic Gets Must-Win Contract in Philadelphia, Beating Accenture on Price; Incumbent Conduent Sent Packing

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 27, 2025 (September 18, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Philadelphia, SEPTA

Cubic Transportation Systems, as expected, won a major fare-system contract from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Philadelphia, with the SEPTA board approving a $211 million deal Thursday. It was…

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Tip Sheet: Cubic Contract Award Back on Agenda for SEPTA Board Meeting in Philadelphia

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 16, 2025 (March 3, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, SEPTA

The proposed award of a $211 million fare-system contract for Cubic Transportation Systems is back on the agenda for a board meeting of Philadelphia transit agency SEPTA scheduled for next…

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Special Report: Japan Sees Movement on Open Loop, but Rollout is Fragmented and Largest Operator Continues to Balk

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 15, 2025 (February 17, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Japan

Japan has been perhaps the most notable holdout among developed countries in resisting the move to open-loop fare payments. There are some signs that this is beginning to change, however.…

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Dutch Transport Agencies Set New Date for Turning Off 20-year-Old Closed-Loop Card Program–in Two Years; Will They Make It?

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 2, 2025 (January 10, 2025)Posted in Closed Loop, Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Netherlands, OVpay

Transport agencies in the Netherlands, the first country of any size to accept open-loop fare payments nationally, are having a more difficult time with a complementary piece of their new…

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Special Report: Masabi and Cubic Seek to Sign Up Transit Agencies in North America with Group Contracts; In-Depth Look at NEORide Deal

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 13, 2024 (May 15, 2025)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Masabi, NEORide

The largest group fare contract of its kind in the U.S. will become at least a little bit bigger in 2025, when the NEORide council of governments says it will…

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Littlepay Beat Out Cubic for Unexpected Contract Win with Major U.S. Agency; Now the Small Australia-Based Vendor Must Deliver

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 27, 2024 (February 17, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, WMATA

Transit agencies in the U.S. and beyond will be watching to see whether a recent gambit by major agency Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to hire small Australia-based payments…

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Washington, D.C., Transit Agency Chooses Littlepay over Incumbent Cubic for Open-Loop Upgrade

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 7, 2024 (May 28, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, WMATA

The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, has selected small payments service provider Littlepay to roll out its “open-payment overlay project, Mobility Payments has learned. It’s a surprising…

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U.S. Agency Releases First Details about Reasons for ‘Emergency Procurement’ to Replace Fare System; is It Enough?

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 16, 2024 (November 13, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged CapMetro, Cubic, Editor's Choice, Siemens Mobility

Texas transit agency Capital Metro said 1.25 million fare transactions went unprocessed during a 30-day period last spring by its incumbent vendor, Siemens Mobility, according to the agency in a…

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Conduent Says Its Melbourne Fare Project is ‘Progressing Well’; That’s Not Exactly the Consensus Opinion in Victoria

Cubic Sues to Block Release of Records by LA Metro Related to Sole-Source Contract

In-Depth: Cubic Gets Must-Win Contract in Philadelphia, Beating Accenture on Price; Incumbent Conduent Sent Packing

Tip Sheet: Cubic Contract Award Back on Agenda for SEPTA Board Meeting in Philadelphia

Special Report: Japan Sees Movement on Open Loop, but Rollout is Fragmented and Largest Operator Continues to Balk

Dutch Transport Agencies Set New Date for Turning Off 20-year-Old Closed-Loop Card Program–in Two Years; Will They Make It?

Special Report: Masabi and Cubic Seek to Sign Up Transit Agencies in North America with Group Contracts; In-Depth Look at NEORide Deal

Littlepay Beat Out Cubic for Unexpected Contract Win with Major U.S. Agency; Now the Small Australia-Based Vendor Must Deliver

Washington, D.C., Transit Agency Chooses Littlepay over Incumbent Cubic for Open-Loop Upgrade

U.S. Agency Releases First Details about Reasons for ‘Emergency Procurement’ to Replace Fare System; is It Enough?

Miami Hearing Officer Rejects Protests by Cubic, Moovel; Vendors Vow to Weigh ‘All Available Options’

Tip Sheet: Chicago’s Ventra 3.0 Flies Under Radar; Vancouver may be in Talks with Vendors

Exclusive: Cubic, Moovel and Masabi Make Arguments to Protest Hearing Officer in Miami

Vendors Prepare to Compete for Business, as New York’s MTA Requests First Bids for Large Fare-Evasion Project

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Miami Hearing Officer Rejects Protests by Cubic, Moovel; Vendors Vow to Weigh ‘All Available Options’

Exclusive: Cubic, Moovel and Masabi Make Arguments to Protest Hearing Officer in Miami

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi